In today's tech savvy world, there are plenty of sites like evite.com that are cute and professional looking. These sites also allow for communication between the host and guests so that is an added bonus!
There are many examples that once can use to find the appropriate wording for baby shower invitations. These includes sites such as Storkie, as well as baby shower blogs and forums.
The baby shower planner invites guests and follows up with them. Then he or she finds a place to hold the shower. The planner comes up with a theme and the corresponding decorations. There can be games and food also.
Both parent's names should be included on a baby shower invitation if the party is a couple's baby shower (sometimes called a coed baby shower). Otherwise, only include the mom's name. For examples of couple's baby shower invites, see related link below.
You can get baby boy themed shower invites on the sites Tiny Prints, Wishing Tree Designs and Vista Print. Each site has dozens to choose from and customize.
Wal-Mart does in the stationary department and in the craft department. Be creative and you can put together a cheap, fun baby shower! Good luck! Make your own invites on your computer. An office supply store has invitation type paper. You can buy 100 sheets for about $12. If you do 1/2 sheet invites you can get 200 out of it. Office supply also has nice envelopes for the invites about $6.
Welcome Baby, Congratulations, A Lifetime of Happiness are all appropriate.
Appropriate decorations for a baby shower include streamers, balloons and confetti. Showers are frequently decorated in the style of a small child's birthday party.
A baby shower for an unwed mother is very appropriate. She will probably need more help than a married mother would. Be sensitive to the fact that the baby's father may not be in the picture. For instance, a bib that says "I love Daddy" would not be appropriate.
Baby jewelry is a great gift for a baby shower! Go to http://www.cornerstorkbabygifts.com/baby-jewelry.aspx to find a great gift for any baby shower.
Baby keepsake gifts that are appropriate for a shower consists of a first year baby book that is like a diary with pictures and text of the baby's progress. Also silver is a nice keepsake like silver piggy bank, hairbrush and comb set and even a silver rattle.
You can email your regrets only if you were invited to the baby shower via an email invitation. Likewise, if you were invited via an invitation card through the mail, then you should respond by mailing a card back. The exception to this rule is if the invitation specifies another way to rsvp (by providing a phone number or email address, for example).
A shower for a baby boy and a shower for a baby girl are both termed a "baby shower". There are different party themes that you can do for a girl baby shower. For example, you could throw a princess baby shower, a pink baby shower, a cupcake baby shower, a flower baby shower, a ladybug baby shower, and many other themes. See related link below for more inspiration.